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Andrew Grantz, the creator of the Attack & React Offense, shares a drill that will create an attacking mindset for your post players. With aggressive penetration from the perimeter, it is vital that your inside players make their presence known by getting to the glass for easy second chance points.

3 Man Rebounding

Setup:

Three players line straight up under the basket. The middle player will be the offensive player and will move aggressively toward the basket. The middle player does not face the basket. The coach will bounce the ball in play and the middle player must quickly turn around, find the ball, and attack the rim. The player’s goal is to finish three successful baskets.

Follow along as Pitt State University coach Andrew Grantz breaks down the 4-Out 1-In Attack & React Offense, a highly-effective system that helps exploit your team’s strengths. The offense — which can be described as a mix between the Dribble Drive and Read & React — also teaches players how to play the game of basketball versus just running set plays. This week, Coach Grantz provides an overview of his system before getting into Phase 1 of the offense. Basics of the 4-Out 1-in Attack & React The offense is based on six perimeter spots that can be filled at any time (see diagram in video clip below). The top two spots are guard spots. The wings are 3 and 4 players (or forwards). The post can move block to block. There are also corner spots for whenever you cut and fill out and there’s an overload on one side. Meanwhile, the line going across the half court along the second hash mark of the free throw line is called the Drive Line. There are specific reactions above and below the drive line. Learning About Each SpotPlayers 1 and 2 – Start just outside the lane-line extended and above the three-point arc. The same thing goes with the 2. This gives us good spacing. Players 3 and 4 – We want them to be drive-line extended. The reason is that we want players 1 and 2 to have passing options. However, we don’t want to bring them up to the free throw line extended because it congests the offense. It opens up a wider driving gap this way. Player 5 – This player moves block to block away from the ball. He/she can post up for a one count. If not open, this player must get to the opposite block immediately. Each player should be outside the college three-point line, more like the NBA three-point line. In other words, we want NBA three-point spacing. This spreads the court and opens gaps for drivers and backdoor options.

Phase 1 – Dribble Penetration In this first phase of the offense, any time a player penetrates, we want to teach them to make a decision above the drive line. Are you going all the way to the rim and score OR are you going to pitch out? You don’t want to over-penetrate. Once below the drive line, you must finish the shot or dump off to the 5 player. With the 5 staying opposite of the ball, it puts a lot of pressure on the defense. Coaching Point: It’s important in this phase to attack the basket to score. You should have an aggressive mentality from the start. Reactions When a Player Drives Let’s say that player 1 drives and gets forced to the right. If so, the player on the same side (the 3 in this case) slides up. The 3 keeps NBA spacing and stays wide. Be patient and wait until the ball is driven inside the three-point line. This gives the 3 player options to step up and shoot or make a strong drive to the basket. If player 1 dribbles to the middle, the 2 man must be patient and will eventually slide right behind. The 4 will also slightly slide up as well. Player 5 must get opposite of the ball. You now have different pitch-out options. All the while, the 3 stays put or moves just slightly to stay out of the shadow of his/her defender.

After the pitch out, always fill to the spot of the pass. This keeps the floor spread and driving lanes open for us to continue attacking.

Stay tuned for more breakdowns of the Attack & React Offense. The previous clips can be seen on Championship Productions’ DVD “4-Out 1-In Attack & React Motion Offense” with Andrew Grantz. To check out more videos focusing on team systems, click here.